Starship Asterisk*

The Cave Nebula SH2-155
URL of website http://www.ccdsk.eu
Copyright: Christoph Puetz

IC443 Jellyfish Nebula in Bicolor technique
URL of website http://www.ccdsk.eu
Copyright: Christoph Puetz

VDB 141 with a small telescope
URL of website http://www.ccdsk.eu
Copyright: Christoph Puetz Taken with a small Skywatcher ED80 80mm/600mm Scope
Luminance 6h (ATIK 383L+, 30min subs) + 3hours Canon DSRL (15min subs) for color
Image processing of this low contrast dust-cloud is a real challenge ...

NGC3733 and many deep sky galaxies
http://outters.fr/ngc3733-SV400-Moravian.html
Copyright: Nicolas Outters by thousand

Link to the full deep sky galaxies
http://outters.fr/images%20site%20astro ... Lrvb-5.jpg

M97 and M108 and many deep sky galaxies
http://outters.fr/m97-m108-SV400-Moravian.html
Copyright: Nicolas Outters by thousand

Link to the full deep sky galaxies
http://outters.fr/images%20site%20astro ... -Lrvb6.jpg

IC405 nebulae
http://outters.fr/ic405-s2HaBl-SV400-Moravian.html
Copyright: Nicolas Outters For full link : http://outters.fr/images%20site%20astro ... aBl-12.jpg

Abell-35
Copyrights: Don Goldman
Larger size: http://astrodonimaging.com/gallery/disp ... ?imgID=285 NGC 896
Copyrights: Adam Block
Larger size: https://www.adamblockphotos.com/ngc-896.html IC2944 Running Chicken Nebula
Copyrights: Roberto Colombari
Larger size: http://cdn.astrobin.com/images/thumbs/a ... ermark.jpg Horsehead Nebula with and without stars
Copyrights: Dave Lane Delta Cephei's hidden companion
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/M
An article: http://phys.org/news/2015-05-delta-ceph ... anion.html http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=34769

Subaru Telescope Observers Superflare Stars with Large Starspots
Credit: Kyoto University
An article: http://subarutelescope.org/Pressrelease ... index.html

AR2339
Copyrights: Alessandro Bianconi Jupiter with GRS and Ganymede - March 10th
Copyrights: Damian Peach

IC2944 Lambda Cen (Running Chicken) Nebula
Copyrights: Dylan O'Donnell Crescent and Gamma Cygni Nebulae
Copyrights: Terry Hancock Startrails over Brisbane
Copyrights: Stephen Mudge Milky Way over Bunya Mountains
Copyrights: Stephen Mudge A Sagittarius Triplet - Lagoon Nebula, Trifid Nebula and NGC 6559
Copyrights: Navaneeth Unnikirshnan Multiple sources of light
Copyrights: Warren Finlay Mare Imbrium
Copyrights: Rafael Defavari Nova in Sagittarius
Copyrights: Derek Demeter Jupiter and Ganymede
Copyrights: Juan luis Cánovas Pérez Trifid
Copyrights: Robert Fields

Milkyway Gems
Copyright: Amit Ashok Kamble (Auckland Astronomical Society)

This album contains a stacked milkyway image and annotated images made from 10 x 60sec images.

Stacked in Nebulosity and Processed in Photoshop.

Images were taken last year in August, when the milkyway was close to horizon, pretty surprised to see the details retained as the image was shot when the milkyway was about to enter the muck.

Also, is an annoted image that zooms into few objects in the milkyway core which can easily be imaged using a DSLR.

The image was shot using Samyang 24mm on Canon 6D and tracked using Jonathan's Vixen Polarie.

Exif: 10 x 60sec, ISO 3200, f2.8, using Samyang 24mm on Canon 6D




here are HD Links:

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5449/175 ... 07f2_k.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5455/175 ... 2568_k.jpg

M8 - M20
Copyrights: César Blanco González
Larger size: http://www.cieloprofundo.com/cesar/foto ... R_2500.jpg Area of RCW74 in Centaurus
Copyrights: Jason Jennings
Larger size: http://cosmicphotos.com/gallery/display ... ld_resol=4 Phoenix-shaped Aurora from Estonia
Copyrights: Isaac Gutiérrez Pascual Hubble traces the migration of white dwarfs in cluster 47 Tucanae
Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration
Acknowledgment: J. Mack (STScI) and G. Piotto (University of Padova, Italy)
An article: http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1510/ Pelican area
Copyrights: Robert Fields NGC 6914 and The Gamma Cygni Region
Copyrights: Terry Hancock Mercury - 2015/05/02
Copyrights: Stefano Quaresima Aurora above Boulder Lake
Copyrights: David Tovar M31
Copyrights: Norman Hendrich Night sky
Copyrights: Marián Runkas Night sky over Monument Valley · Navajo Trival Park
Copyrights: Patricio Foti

SGR 1745-2900: Magnetar Near Supermassive Black Hole Delivers Surprises
Image credits: NASA/CXC/INAF/F.Coti Zelati et al
An article: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/sgr1745/ http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=34779

M7
Copyrights: Paul Mayo Aurora over Washington State
Copyrights: Mark L. Simonson Milky Way over Panamint Mountains
Copyrights: Henry Palan Scientists at Keck Discover the Fluffiest Galaxies
Credits: P. Van Dokkum, R. Abraham, J. Brodie
An article: http://www.keckobservatory.org/recent/e ... t_Galaxies http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=34782

Rho Ophiuchus and Lyrid
Copyrights: Derek Demeter Milky Way over Campo Felice, Italy
Copyrights: Davide Ortoni 1,000,000 km filament train on the sun
Copyrights: Michael H.F. Wilkinson Solar halo over Kiruna, Sweden
Copyrights: Mia Stålnacke Iceland Dramatic Nightscape
Copyrights: Babak Tafreshi
More images: http://www.dreamview.net/dv/new/search. ... rd=iceland

Messier 20 & Messier 8
Full Resolution: http://www.astrobin.com/full/180565/B/
Copyright: Carlos Archila

Solar Flare May 17th, 2015
http://www.deepskyobjects.com/
Copyright: Behyar Bakhshandeh
 

NGC 2327 - The Seagull Head

Taked from San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires Argentina

More info at
http://www.baskies.com.ar

Cheers
Sergio

Rose Garden Stargate by MASAHIRO MIYASAKA, on Flickr

I visited the Kanoya rose garden.
<a href="http://www.baranomachi.jp/" rel="nofollow">www.baranomachi.jp/</a>
1 million pieces of beautiful rose will smell good.
Big rose ring is the gate that leads to the universe
The rose garden is a great work of British gardeners

"In may, the Milky Way rises on the East parallel to the horizon. After a wonderful night of stargazing at the OAC (Astronomic Observatory of Cotobade) in Spain with my friends and colleagues of Sirio, the Astronomic Association of Pontevedra, I took some photos to produce this picture. In the middle, the OAC building, high above, the Milky Way arch, from Sagitario to Casiopea, the Summer Triangle rising near the vertex. We can see some meteor traces to the left, perhaps some late ETA Aquarids?"

Supercluster of Galaxies in Hercules (SCI 160)
http://observatorioelche.blogspot.com.es/
Copyright: Juan Lozano de Haro

Title: The dark southern skies.

The andes, the magical landscapes of Patagonia, and the iguazu falls are the most popular reasons why someone would want to visit Argentina. But what many people don't realize is that dark skies on clear nights can show the milky way and the magellanic clouds in its full glory. The skies of certain parts of Argentina can be a unique experience for any astrophotographer. Light pollution is practically none if you get away from the big cities.
Panoramic shot showing the milky way and one of the magellanic clouds during a new moon night. Full harmony in this composition between the sky and the hills at Abra del Hinojo, Argentina.

Copyright: JEREMIAS THOMAS
http://www.facebook.com/jeremiasthomasphotography

Summer is comming

Jubierre is one of the most impressive areas of Los Monegros-Zaragoza-Spain. It is spacious declining representing the connection between depression of Sariñena, through which the river Alcanadre and the upper platform. The nature of the materials has favored the installation of an extensive network of ravines. The intensity of erosion has led to all kinds of reliefs and very unique ways.

Place: La Sierra de Jubierre - El Tozal del Solitario- Zaragoza - Spain.
Date: 17-MaY-2015 at 1:30 am (New moon)

Camera: Sony A7S
Lens: Zeiss Distagon 15 f/2.8
Exposure: 1 x 20 Sec at ISO 3200
Software: Lightroom & Photoshop.

Note: The foreground have been illuminated with a headlamp during five seconds aprox.

Clear Skies,
Luis Romero.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/llromero/
https://www.astrosirius.org

Milky Way over Río Salado

Located at provincia de Buenos Aires Argentina.

3 stacked images for the sky, a longer exposure for the ground to get details of the Milky Way reflected on the Water.
Processed on photoshop and I decided to go to blue tones because for a surrealistic artisctic vision.

Milky Way / Crux / Coalsack over Atuel River, Argentina.

View From Above
http://theartofnight.com
Copyright: Mark Gee


View From Above by Mark Gee, on Flickr

Castle Rock is a stunning landmark which towers 162m above the beach of Castlepoint in the Wairarapa, New Zealand. The view from the top is simply breathtaking, making the hike up there totally worth it...although the climb at night is much more challenging, and I certainly got a sense of vertigo going up there, especially when I sat on the edge of the cliff with all my camera gear to get this shot. But in the end it was amazing just being up there, watching the galactic center of the Milky Way rising to the east over the horizon, and it's something I'd certainly do again!

Copyright: Terry Hancock

The Gamma Cygni/Sadr Region, named after the central star Sadr/Gamma Cygni the central star of Cygnus's Cross surrounded by diffuse emission and dark nebulae and part of the much larger Cygnus Molecular Cloud.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/terryhanc ... ed-public/
View my video "Tour Of Gamma Cygni" on You Tube here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlmxFA2_gww
I created this mosaic originally consisting of 5 panels and later cropped to make 4 panels. 187 individual frames and a total exposure time of over 18 hours make up this Mosaic which covers an area approximately 6.5 x 5.4 degrees.

Copyright: Raul Villaverde Fraile
Astronomical Observatory Ocentejo
LBN 106 80 tomas by Raul Villaverde, en Flickr

One of the most beautiful areas in the southern skies
See a larger size image here: http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/ ... 4/original
Copyright: Michael Sidonio